postalCode

Submitted by Andreas Åkre Solberg [1] on 10 November, 2007 - 22:33

postalCode

A short description

Codes used by a Postal Service to identify postal service zones.

Usage

Utility class
[ Core | Standard | Extended ]
Of use to some set of more specialized applications.

Is attribute required?
Optional. Application selects whether it will support attribute or not.

Confidentiality
Low. Data well known from other sources.

Integrity
Medium. Values should be up to date.

Availability
Medium. If the LDAP uses this attribute, it should normally be provided for relevant objects. Authorization may fail if no value is available.

Details

Multiple values?
Multivalued

Value format
DirectoryString

Origin Attribute origin
Common Attributes

LDAP

OID: 2.5.4.17
Datatype: DirectoryString

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ZIP code in USA, postal code for other countries. If not prefaced by country code, assume local.

If this attribute value is present, it will be part of the object's postal address. Regarded as unproblematic in a privacy perspective.

Feide usage notes

Campus postal code are taken from the employee management system.

Example applications for which this attribute would be useful:

Directory of directories, white pages.

Examples

NO-7465